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M, E. HALL. DEVICE FOR FITTING AND DRAFTING GARMENTS.

Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTHA E. HALL, OFCRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

DEVICE. FOR FITTING AND DRAFTING GARMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,301, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed April l, 1890. Serial No. 346,193. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTHA E. HALL,'a-citi zen of the United States,residing at Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, State of Indiana, haveinvented a certain new and useful Device for Fitting and DraftingGarments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for facilitating the drafting ordelineation of garmentpatterns, and especially of waists and basques forwomens dresses. A number of elastic ribbons are so arranged and adjustedin a frame or harness as to indicate the several seams or bounding edgesof the pattern-pieces, which can be marked on pieces ofgauze'temporarily applied to said harness.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, Figure I is a front perspective view, and Fig. Il is aback perspective view, of said frame. Fig. III

' represents the preferred marking on straps 8.

My invention comprises a frame or harness such as shown, which is iittedto the person, like a corset, and fastened by stays l in front. Ribbons2, 3, 4, 6, l0, ll and 12, having been properly adjusted on the person,serve to indicate the propervplaces for the seams. The office of ribbons13 and 14 is merely that of stays to retain the seam-ribbons to theirrespective places. Adjustment is made correct by keeping the backelastic ribbon 2 straight up the back and the side elastic ribbons 3straight under the arm of the waist.` The ribbons 4 are placed over thedart-seams,

and can be shortened or lengthened to suit the person by drawing therespective elastic ribbons through the buckles or latchets 5.

6 isawaist-ribbon, which is tightly fastened around the wearers waist. Athin piece of cloth or gauze is then fastened to the ribbons on the backand under the arm and front side of the shoulder by pins. Then theleather tabs 7 are spread equally, being one-half an inch to the left ofthe middle seam and reaching one-half an inch to the right of the underarmseam.

8 represents leather straps marked with numerals for waists of personsof diverse girths.

'saine ribbon is marked, giving the dart.

Care must be taken to smooth the gauze,

after which the gauze pieces 9 are applied to on the insideribbon,allowing the said gauze to reach to the top of the shoulder,after which it is smoothed from the front to under the arm across thetop of the darts, then down to the waist. rlhe round of thebust givesthe darts. The loose gauze is then divided for the darts equally andpinned to the under ribbon. The said gauze is then smoothed to the frontand the gauze over the outer ribbon marked over, then smoothed back, andthe place over the The back dart is marked in the same manner. The lowerpart of the dart will be sloped by the upper part. The gauze is thensmoothed to the top of the shoulder and pinned to the .under ribbon onthe back part of the shoulder and the place in the gauze over the outerribbin is marked. The gauze is smoothed around the neck and the placeover the outer ribbon marked. If taken over thick clothing, the sewingis done inside of the trace or marking. A sleeve may be laid olf on thesame system or principle.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

The dress-makers harness or fitting-frame, which consists of thecombination of front stays l, means for fastening the frame about theperson of the wearer, back elastic ribbon 2, dart-seam ribbons 4, sideelastic ribbons 3, waist-ribbon 6, latchets or buckles 5, leather tabs7, and measuring-straps 8, substantially as and for the purposes setfort-h.

GEORGE STILWELL, STEPHEN A. STILWELL.

